Aryna Sabalenka overtakes Iga Swiatek in WTA rankings as they
This story has been updated upon Aryna Sabalenka becoming world No. 1 in the WTA rankings on October 21.
The trajectory of Aryna Sabalenka’s season changed in late June, with an ache in her shoulder.
Wimbledon was fast approaching, and she hadn’t been able to serve or hit overheads without intense pain for days.
than she had since the start of the year. Two weeks after that, she collapsed to the ground on Arthur Ashe Stadium as U.S. Open champion, formalizing her battle for supremacy with world No. 1 Iga Swiatek in a cacophony of joy and relief.
One month after that in Wuhan, China, she beat Yulia Putintseva in three sets to forge ahead of Swiatek in the race for year-end world No. 1, and then overtook Swiatek at the top of the rankings after a points adjustment for both players missing mandatory WTA events.
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